For Official Use Only For Official Use Only PORTFOLIO AND DEPARTMENTAL OVERVIEW 3 Welcome Back to Home Affairs 4 Home Affairs Portfolio 5 Senior Executive Biographies 18 Ministerial Forums 28 Portfolio Statistics 31 Personal Ministerial Powers 32 Providing Advice to Your Office 34 Oversight and External Scrutiny 36 Workplace Determination 41 IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS 43 Australia’s Immigration Program 44 Permanent Migration Program 46 Refugee and Humanitarian Program 51 Citizenship Program and Ceremonies 55 Integration, Multiculturalism and Social Cohesion 61 Global Digital Platform 64 Client Service Delivery 66 IRREGULAR MIGRATION 69 Operation Sovereign Borders 70 Regional Processing and Resettlement 73 Resolving the Illegal Maritime Arrival Legacy Caseload 76 Status Resolution Support Services 79 TRAVEL AND TRADE 81 Overview of Australia’s Customs System 82 Trade Modernisation 84 Black Economy 86 Australian Trusted Trader 88 Future Traveller 90 NATIONAL SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 92 Counter-Terrorism 93 Transnational, Serious and Organised Crime 95 Cyber Security 97 Counter Foreign Interference 102 Safeguarding our Critical Infrastructure 104 Transport Security 106 Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 108 Parliamentary Privilege 110 Australian Signals Directorate Top Four Compliance 112 For Official Use Only Page 1 of 223 For Official Use Only COMMUNITY PROTECTION 114 Section 501 (Character) Visa Cancellations and Refusals 115 Modern Slavery 117 Foreign Worker Exploitation 119 Emergency Management 121 National Disaster Risk Reduction Framework and Climate Change 127 Grants supporting law enforcement and community protection 129 INTELLIGENCE AND IDENTITY 131 Intelligence Capability 132 INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT 134 International Capacity Building 135 Department’s Offshore Footprint 137 International Travel 139 WORKING WITH YOUR OFFICE 141 Acts currently before Committee 142 Ministerial Office Support 144 General Counsel and Legal Division 146 Freedom of Information 148 Acronyms 150 APPENDICES 159 Appendix 1 – Department of Home Affairs Organisational Structure 160 Appendix 2 – Portfolio Key Contacts 161 Appendix 3 – Portfolio Statistics 162 Appendix 4 – Visa subclass matrix 179 Appendix 5 - The Administration of the Immigration and Citizenship Program 191 Appendix 6 – Key Immigration Statistics 209 Appendix 7 – Legacy Caseload Dashboard 220 Appendix 8 – Traveller Pathway – Current and Future States 221 Appendix 9 – Modern Slavery Stakeholders 222 Appendix 10 – Offshore Footprint Overseas Top Structure Chart 223 For Official Use Only Page 2 of 223 For Official Use Only PORTFOLIO AND DEPARTMENTAL OVERVIEW For Official Use Only Page 3 of 223 For Official Use Only Home Affairs Portfolio Key Highlights The Home Affairs Portfolio brings together the Department of Home Affairs (the Department), the Australian Border Force (ABF), the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), and the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) creating an enhanced capability to ensure a safer and more secure Australia. • The Home Affairs Portfolio (Portfolio) total funding as at the 2019-20 Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) is: • $6.9 billion in 2019-20; and • $25.6 billion over the forward estimates from 2019-20. • The total forecast Average Staffing Level (ASL) for the Portfolio in 2019-20 is 24,525. • The Department of Home Affairs’ (Department) total funding as at the 2019-20 PBS is: • $4.5 billion in 2019-20; and • $16.0 billion over the forward year estimates from 2019-20. • The total forecast ASL for the Department in 2019-20 is 14,545. Quick facts History and structure of the Portfolio The Home Affairs Portfolio was established on 19 December 2017 and finalised in May 2018, bringing together the Department of Home Affairs, the ABF, the AFP, the ACIC, ASIO and AUSTRAC. The Portfolio is focused on ensuring a more prosperous, secure and united Australia, with responsibility for functions relating to Australia’s federal law enforcement, immigration, citizenship, multicultural affairs, national and transport security, criminal justice, emergency management, and border-related functions. For Official Use Only Page 5 of 223 For Official Use Only The Portfolio operates in an increasingly complex domestic and international environment: • Terrorist methodologies, targets and tactics continue to evolve. • At least 115 Australian children have been exposed to the violence, training and doctrine of jihadist groups. • Drug importation referrals have increased 300 per cent since 2013-14. • The increasingly networked nature of critical infrastructure, global databases and supply-chain management means Australia’s national institutions are increasingly vulnerable to interference through the cyber domain, including for criminal gain, economic espionage and foreign interference. • Australia is an increasingly important espionage target for foreign intelligence services. • AUSTRAC suspicious matter reports have increased 1,736 per cent since 2008-09. • Threats to Australia’s social cohesion and our nation’s security are also posed by those seeking to incite violence. The Portfolio is structured to maintain the statutory independence of Portfolio agencies, while ensuring the external accountability and oversight arrangements are appropriately retained, and powers are exercised proportionally and lawfully. The ABF, while established within the Department for budgetary, employment and administrative purposes, is operationally independent. Structure of the Department of Home Affairs The Department’s structure (see Appendix 1): • co-locates policy, operational, program and service delivery responsibility within one Portfolio and Department, maximising the potential for horizontal and vertical collaboration; • establishes key touch points for leadership on cross-cutting issues to enable agile work practices, including through joint or taskforce approaches; and • creates opportunities for synergy and efficiency through shared services by clustering related lines of work, which also provides clear lines of accountability and decision making authority. At a high level the Department’s structure encompasses the following areas: Groups • Immigration and Citizenship Services – delivers citizenship, temporary and permanent migration programs, and manages the refugee humanitarian programs. • Policy – provides comprehensive policy, strategy and planning development at strategic and operational levels. • Infrastructure, Transport Security and Customs – delivers key security, emergency management, border facilitation and revenue programs with industry, State and Territory partners. • Executive – drives and monitors enterprise strategy, risk, performance and assurance; provides integrated, coordinated and timely support to the Executive; delivers strategic research and communication services; and, provides the Department’s intelligence services and products. For Official Use Only Page 6 of 223 For Official Use Only • Corporate and Enabling – provides integrated support services that allow the Department and the ABF to function effectively, including specialist corporate, people, finance and legal advice and assistance. • Technology and Major Capability – manages technology and major capability development programs. Coordinators • Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Coordinator – leads counter-terrorism policy and coordination across Australian Government. Coordinates national capability through the Australian and New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee. • Commonwealth Transnational Serious and Organised Crime Coordinator – leads the national effort to combat transnational, serious and organised crime affecting Australia, with a focus on strategy, capability and policy. • National Counter Foreign Interference Coordinator – delivers an effective, efficient and consistent national response to foreign interference by coordinating policy and program development. Achievements The Department is responsible for centrally coordinated strategy and policy leadership in relation to immigration, citizenship and multicultural affairs, domestic and national security arrangements, law enforcement, emergency management, counter-terrorism, social cohesion, the protection of our sovereignty, the integrity of our border, and the resilience of national infrastructure. Key achievements of the Portfolio include: • establishing or co-locating within the Department, the National Coordinator roles for Counter- Terrorism, Countering Foreign Interference, and Transnational and Serious Organised Crime. These positions provide national leadership and coordination points for addressing the complex challenges in these fields, for example in response to the Christchurch terrorist attack. • managing the Migration, Humanitarian and Citizenship Programs, and building our successful multicultural society; • supporting the introduction, passage and/or implementation of legislation for: o safeguarding Australia’s critical infrastructure and strengthening the Government’s national security posture against risks of sabotage, espionage and coercion in the electricity, gas, ports and water sectors; o improving the ability of agencies to operate around encryption, and allowing law enforcement and national security agencies to work more effectively in the increasingly complex digital environment; and o expanding powers to enable